.TH GETAFM 1 "PSUtils Release 1 Patchlevel 17"
.SH NAME
getafm \- create an AFM file for a PostScript font.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B getafm 
.I FontName
>
.I output.ps
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getafm
generates a PostScript file which prints an AFM file for a font to the
printer's output channel. The output of
.I getafm
should be sent to a printer, or to GhostScript. For example,
.sp
.ce
getafm Times-Roman | gsnd - >Times-Roman.afm
.sp
.SH AUTHOR
Robert Joop (rj@rainbow.in-berlin.de), Angus Duggan
.SH "SEE ALSO"
psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1), psnup(1), psresize(1), psmerge(1), fixscribeps(1), getafm(1), fixdlsrps(1), fixfmps(1), fixpsditps(1), fixpspps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixwpps(1), fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1), showchar(1)
.SH TRADEMARKS
.B PostScript
is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
.SH BUGS
Kerning information is not generated by
.I getafm;
it is best to use original AFM files if possible.
